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By Elsie Walker
H
alloween! It is the time of the year for the scary to
appear. However, it is sometimes those things that
we build up in our minds that prove to be the most
frightening of all. Just ask the Queen of Superstitions,
Chester Township resident and horror author, Carlotta
Holton.
Appropriately this month sees the release of Holtons lat-
est work, Grave Matters. Recently, she talked about the
book and a trip she took to Europe last spring, which
included visiting a site that many may find quite macabre.
It includes the skeletons of 40,000 70,000 people, artisti-
cally arranged.
So, what is her latest work, Grave Matters, about?
It is a collection of 24 short stories based on ethnic
superstitions, traditions and beliefs. Each tale explores the
psychological control superstitions continue to hold over
many of us, explained Holton.
The book was inspired by both her family and her job as
a features writer. Holton explained that she grew up among
many superstitions perpetuated by her family. As her work
starting taking her aboard, she began asking the people of
the countries she visited about their superstitions.
Their avid enthusiasm about talking about, and believ-
ing, their own superstitions was inspiring. I knew my fam-
ily wasnt alone in perpetuating some of these stories. I
think the horror is all based on the fear that these supersti-
tions instill in us. We are anxious about not continuing
them just in case, Holton shared.
The author stressed that the horror of her books is psy-
chological in nature. She noted it is the seed of fear which
authors like Edgar Allan Poe and John Saul plant in their
readers that she finds more frightening than the slasher or
blood and guts form of the horror genre.
I am always impressed with the workings of the human
mind and how easily some can be persuaded to change their
thinking. One of my favorite quotes by John Lily from his
book, The Center of the Cyclone is In the province of the
mind what is believed to be true, is true or becomes true,
within limits to be found experientially or experimentally
within the province of the mind there are no limits,
Holton said.
However, sometimes reality does come up with some-
thing more macabre than the mind could ever imagine.
This past spring Holton travelled overseas. While there, she
visited the town of Kutra Hora. Part of the Czech Republic,
located about an hour way from Prague, the town is the site
of a famous ossuary, which is visited by about 200,000 peo-
ple each year. An ossuary is a final resting place for human
skeletal remains. In this case, that resting place is made of
40,000-70,000 human skeletons used to create a variety of
Chester Township Carlotta Holton
Has Some Grave Matters To Tell
Author Carlotta Holton's latest work is Grave Matter.
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n early September, the Chester Lions
Club on behalf of the Lions
Eye/Earmobile Foundaton of New
Jersey, helped to coordinate vision screen-
ings for a number of urban schools, operated
by the 'Leaguers Inc.' the Leaguers provide
free pre-school/Head Start programs for
local families in Newark and Irvington, New
Jersey.
The screenings, which were conducted by
the Commission for the Blind and Visually
Impaired (CBVI), began on September 9th
and were completed on September 23, 2014.
Over the course of 6 sessions, 355 children
were screened, most of whom were in the 3
to 4 year old range. Additionally, it is impor-
tant to note that NO COSTS WERE
INCURRED by either the Leaguers or the
U
nited Methodist Church, 116 E.
Washington Avenue in Washington,
will be hosting 2014 Family
Workshop - The 50/50 Rule - on Tuesday,
November 11, 2014 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.
Adult siblings will find practical solutions
and ways to develop open discussions
between their adult siblings in an effort to
help improve communication skills, team-
work, and decision making to better care for
aging parents. Workbook provided and
refreshments served. RSVP recommended.
Please call Home Instead Senior Care Office
at 908-835-1400.
Chester Lions Club Coordinated Vision Screening For Children
Lions. The CBVI does the work gratis as a
state agency, and encourages organizations
to contact them for such screenings.
Both the NJ Commission for the Blind
and Visually Impaired and the Leaguers were
very pleased with the outcome of the screen-
ings and send their thanks to the Chester
Lions Club and the Eye/Earmobile
Foundation.
The Chester Lions Club would like to
thank lion members Jaime Goodrich, Harry
Gorman, Jack Wolfe, Arline Rossi, and
Denis Rossi for volunteering their time and a
big thank you to Stan Pukash for working
with the Leaguers and the CBVI to not only
organize the visit but for attending all the ses-
sions and making sure the experience went
smoothly.
Lions Clubs or schools looking to get
involved by setting up screenings are encour-
aged to contact the Lions Eye/Earmobile
Foundation of New Jersey or contact the
Chester Lions Club at
Chesterlionsclubnj.com United Methodist Church Hosts
Family Workshops
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T
here is a good reason that
Manhattan colorist Rosario
DeMeo's customers have followed
him throughout the years. From
Manhattan, Bergen County, South Jersey,
they come because DeMeo is not just a hair
stylist: they consider him an artist.
And now, he is bringing his acclaimed
work to a new location, Rosario Boutique,
in Chester, NJ. DeMeo has helped create
custom color formulations for television
and magazine advertisements for top
celebrities, including Sarah Jessica Parker,
Beyonce Knowles and Andie MacDowell,
as well as highly renowned models.
To celebrate his new beginning in
Chester, DeMeo will be hosting a Grand
Opening and Open House at his shop on
Sun., Oct. 26, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The
ribbon cutting will take place at 2:30 p.m.,
with light refreshments and entertainment
throughout the day. The shop is located at
54 Main Street, Suite 2, in the Village
Square. Anyone is welcome to attend the
event and see what all the talk is about
when it comes to DeMeo and his career
with hair.
"I truly care what goes out the door of
my shop," said DeMeo. "I 'read' hair like a
doctor would check your health. I'm not
about getting it done and goodbye. I am
not greedy. I want to make sure my clients
are happy with the work. I'm like an artist
and hair is my canvas."
DeMeo, who was one of the key players
in the development of hair color for Matrix
and LOreal Paris, first meets with a client
for a free consultation where he and the
client agree on what needs to be done
going forward.
"I'd rather have a client happy in the
long run than in the short run," he said.
"We can achieve anything that a woman
wants, but I do want to make sure it's not a
quick fix."
DeMeo's formulas are still used in some
of the best salons in the world. In fact,
LOreal considers him a member of the
Top 10 percent of colorists in the United
States.
He brings with him a level of expertise
and attention to detail that is nearly
unmatched. I develop a unique color for-
mula for each and every client I work on,
taking into consideration everything from
eye color, to skin tone, to the shape of the
face for the cut, DeMeo explained, noting
that he has eight different categories of
hair coloring using an array of different
lines.
Manhattan Colorist Rosario DeMeo, Hair is a Work of Art
This attention to every aspect of the
hairs look and health has made him one of
the most sought after master colorists in
the industry. Hes been featured at elite
modeling events, in Elle magazine, and
represented LOreal Paris at the famous
Vanity Fair suite at the Golden Globe
Awards.
DeMeo is not just a master colorist; hes
also a classic hair cutter, preferring the
timeless styles that he perfected in New
York salons. "Its not just about the color,
its about the integrity of the hair," said
DeMeo.
He is proud of his roots, having started
his career at the famous Beth Minardi
Salon in Manhattan. "Beautiful hair color
is achieved through consistency," says
DeMeo. I love working with hair, and cre-
ating the perfect look for someone."
For further information about the shop,
call 908-888-2113.
An ossuary Holton visited in the Czech Republic this past May
featured bone arranged as artistic works.
artistic pieces such as gar-
lands and a chandelier of
bones, which consists of
every bone in the human
body.
I wanted to see for
myself what happens when
necessity and creativity
emerges, for that is exactly
how the ossuary was created
and what is there today.
The necessity transpired
because in the mid 14th cen-
tury during the Black Death,
many thousands of bodies
were buried in the abbey
cemetery, so it had to be
enlarged. Around 1400, a
Gothic church was built in
the center of the cemetery
with a vaulted upper level
and a lower chapel used as
the ossuary for mass graves
unearthed during construc-
tion. It was necessary to
make room for new buri-
als, said Holton.
She explained that a little
over a hundred years later,
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Carlotta Holton...
the task of placing the exhumed skeletons
and stacked bones in the chapel was given
to a half-blind monk.
Eventually, around 1870, the bone
heaps were placed into the design now pres-
ent; hence the creative, albeit macabre,
aspect, she said.
Holton noted that while the trip did not
inspire her to write about the church, a
ghost tour in Prague involving the kidnap-
ping of a young boy by gypsies, will proba-
bly feature in something she writes down
the line.
Meanwhile, Holton appears monthly as a
guest presence with Jack Evans on WMBS-
CBS. She is also an educator/interpreter at
Historic Waterloo Village.
For this author, the spirit of Halloween is
not a yearly thing, but something she keeps
all year round. Her previous books Deadly
Innocence and Vampire Resurrection and
other works are available on Amazon.com.
By Ejvind Boccolini
S
tories of ghost sightings and related
folklore have been enticing local resi-
dents to attend the Ghost Tour in
Chester recently, with curator Andre Verge.
The Ghost Walk, which began in August, is
being held every Friday and Saturday from
now on until the end of October, from 7:30
pm to 9:30 pm.
It has been a fun and interesting event for
Chester residents and beyond, and there has
been a great response, said Recreation
Director Maxine Finney.
The Ghost Walk tours offered by
Chester Borough Recreation have been very
popular for folks residing in town as well as
visitors coming to town. We have had great
participation and even hosted a birthday
party on the ghost walk and are reserving
special nights for girl and boy scouts to go
on the tour. The tour features strange and fun
facts about Chester and the surrounding
community, local folk lore, and of course
accounts of paranormal activity and sight-
ings. Any questions can be emailed to the
recreation director atrecreation@chesterbor-
ough.org. To purchase a community pass for
this event, visit http://register.community-
pass.net.
In more serious, but hopeful news, the
waterline installed to provide fresh water to
Parker Road residents has been completed,
and folks should be hooked up by the end
of the year, said Chester Township Mayor
William Cogger.
The project was funded by the EPA at no
cost to the taxpayers of Chester Township.
Water supply is being provided by the
Washington Township Municipal Utilities
Authority, and Cogger called it a great ben-
efit to the folks in that section of town.
The waterline runs the full length of
Parker Road, which was also repaved
recently.
There is a great deal of history behind
this, and according to the epa.gov website
for the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), the EPA added
the Combe Fill South Landfill site in Chester
and Washington Townships, New Jersey to
the Superfund National Priority List on
September 1, 1983 because hazardous
chemicals were found in the soil and ground
water.
On the 115-acre land tract, which was a
municipal landfill from the 1940s to 1981,
65 acres of it is considered landfill area.
In 1978, Combe Fill Corporation (CFC)
bought the landfill, and unfortunately, vio-
lated many solid waste codes. The landfill
was not properly closed in 1981, when
Combe Fill Corporation went bankrupt.
A citizens group sampled the ground-
water, surface water, and various liquids
which flowed from the landfill and found
them to be contaminated, the website reads.
Ground water beneath the site was con-
taminated with volatile organic compounds
(VOCs), which are potentially harmful con-
taminants that easily evaporate in the air.
Approximately 170 people live within half a
mile of the landfill, and most of the residents
use private wells as their source of drinking
water. In 1986, EPA and the State selected a
containment remedy for the site.
Short- and long-term cleanups were
planned, several studies were conducted,
and in-home water-treatment systems were
installed for the residents in the affected
area.
The ground water treatment system has
been operational since June 1997 and a deep
aquifer study is currently going on. The
information provided on the website was
said to be updated last month, according to
the home page.
The Chester Township official website
has a link for the Combe Fill South Landfill
Records Collection, which is located at
Chester Library, located at 250 W. Main
Street. It holds the Combe Fill South
Landfill Records and it was created by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and
N.J. Department of Environmental
Protection.
The collection is from 1973-2006, and it
has water and soil analyses, site inspections,
various reports and remediation documents,
fact sheets, records, and maps.
The library published a detailed online
finding aid for the Combe Fill South
Landfill Records Collection at
http://chesterlib.com/local-history-s-find-
ing-aid/.
Also in Chester Township, Mayor
Cogger said the township will use a sugar
beet solution as a pre-treatment to be
sprayed onto roads before snowstorms.
Washington Township (Morris County) is
set to use this as well, and it seems this will
be quite a cost effective deterrent for snowy
road conditions.
It can be used in addition to road salt, and
enable municipalities to not use up their sup-
ply of road salt as quickly. It is also more
environmentally friendly than road salt.
Chesters Creepy But Smart Ghost Walks; Township
Waterline Hookups Likely Operational By Years End
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arn prizes for your candy and support
a soldier! This Halloween trick-or-
treaters can bring their excess candy
to Cazes Family Dentistry, 358 Naughright
Road Long Valley and receive prizes.
Doctors Jay and Janice Cazes both joined
the movement to reduce gingivitis and den-
tal decay by giving away prizes and tooth-
brushes in exchange for cavity-provoking
candy!
Global sugar consumption for kids
increases by about 2% annually and current-
ly sits at 50 million tons per year, which
means parents need to be sure their kids
teeth are being cared for more than ever.
Candy, as well as damaging childrens teeth
can lead to hyperactivity and weight gain.
In some cases, the wrong types of candy can
also lead to broken and damaged braces.
Candy will be collected at Cazes Family
Dentistry 358 Naughright Road Long
Valley, November 4th-6th from 8:00 am till
7:00 pm. The candy will then be shipped to
troops overseas via UPS. Each child is eli-
gible to trade in their unopened, uneaten
candy for prizes, including I-tunes gift
cards! Plus, we will provide paper and writ-
ing utensils for anyone that would like to
create a letter for our service members.
Drs. Jay and Janice Cazes both work
hard to raise public awareness of the bene-
fits of healthy eating and great dental
hygiene. For more information call 908-
852-1100
Prizes For Candy - Local Dentists Take a
Stand Against Sweets this Halloween
W
ashington Township Recreation
Department is celebrating the
holiday season with their tradi-
tional Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon on
Friday November 21, 2014 at 11am. This
exciting event will take place at the Senior
Center, 34 East Springtown Rd (Rock
Spring Park), Long Valley.
Our Thanksgiving entertainment is by
Joseph Keppel, and the luncheon will be
catered by Tonys Luncheonette and Valley
Restaurant with a menu of Butternut squash
soup, Turkey/Stuffing, gravy, Mixed
Vegetables, Rice Pilaf, Candied Yams,
Cranberry Sauce, Dinner Rolls/Butter.
The cost of this event is a non-refundable
fee of $9.50 for residents and $10.50 for
non-residents. Please send your check made
payable to Washington Township
Recreation to: WT Recreation, 50 Rock
Road, Long Valley, NJ 07853 before
November 14th.
Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon
By Debi Pinelli,
A&J Interiors, LLC
I
've been doing a lot of
consultations lately for
DIY homeowners that
just need a little help figuring
out which design direction to
take. Many of their ques-
tions are about how to dress
their windows. In this arti-
cle, I share seven designer
secrets to help you create
fabulous window fashions.
How do you know
whether to choose drapes or
shades? You need to decide
what mood you want to set in
the room. Draperies tend to
look and feel a bit more lux-
urious. Shades, on the other
hand, typically lend a more
casual look, their clean lines
are perfect for a family room,
kitchen or bedroom. Secret #
1 layer window treatments -
drapery panels layered over
woven wood shades, blinds
or Romans - for a truly cus-
tom look.
When it comes to drapery,
you have two options sta-
tionary or traverse. A station-
ary panel is a width or two of
pleated and lined fabric that
hangs from a decorative rod
and just frames the window.
Traversing drapes are those
made wide enough that they
will cover the entire window
when closed. The ready-
made panels you see at the
store are typically made for
decorative purposes only.
Secret #2 - if functional
drapes are called for, have
them custom made to fit your
window - putting multiple
ready- mades on a rod will
never look right, no matter
how you dress them.
At one time, large puddles
were considered a sign of
decadence and wealth.
Personally, puddles dont fit
the lifestyle of my busy
clients. They have children,
pets and cleaning services
that never dress the puddle
once theyre done cleaning
the floor and undressed pud-
dles just look sloppy. Secret
# 3 a slight break (like a
trouser break on pants) can
look just as luxurious as a
puddle, but without all the
fuss.
For drapes to look really
good, they need to be full.
Theres nothing worse than
skimpy window treatments.
Secret #4 To determine the
proper width you need,
measure your window width,
add 10 and multiply by 2
(3 for sheers).
Now for the things you
dont see. There are literally
dozens of lining fabrics from
which to choose; make sure
you know your options.
More and more ready-mades
are being offered with inter-
lininga very good thing.
Interlinings give the drapes
just the right amount of
weight so that they hang
nicely, provide better insula-
tion and light blockage.
Secret # 4 Interlining helps
extend the life of your
drapes.
You can hide a multitude
of problems with a proper
installation. Low ceilings?
Secret #5 mount the rod as
close to the ceiling as possi-
ble to give the illusion of
height to a room.
Need to hide a poor view?
Secret #6 Mount a sheer
panel and layer with drapery
panels or top treatments to
add color and texture while
diffusing the view.
About the Author - Debi
Pinelli, the owner of A&J
Interiors has been dressing
windows for over 20 years.
She believes that the right
paint color, furniture, win-
dow treatments and acces-
sories can create a warm and
inviting home, the perfect
retreat from today's hectic
lifestyle.
Six Secrets
to Great Window Fashions
History of Diners in New Jersey Author
Talk on Thursday, October 23 at 7 pm,
Author and historian Michael C. Gabriele
will visit the Chester Library to discuss his
book, The History of Diners in New
Jersey, on Thursday, October 23 at 7 pm.
Friendly, familiar beacons on the Garden
States highways, byways and downtown
business districts, diners play an important
role in New Jerseys culture and community
life, and serve as the ultimate egalitarian din-
ing experience. New Jersey is universally
recognized as the Diner Capital of the
World. Gabrieles book gathers important
pieces of the historical puzzle (people,
events, places, dates, facts and figures) and
assembles them into a cohesive narrative that
traces New Jerseys diner history. Register
online at chesterlib.org or call 879-7612.
Learn All About New Jersey Bats at the
Chester Library
The Chester Library invites children and
adults to learn all about the New Jersey bat
population on Saturday, October 25 at 11 am.
Jackie Kashmer, Director of the New Jersey
Bat Sanctuary, presents an informative and
entertaining talk on New Jersey bats. In
addition, families will have the opportunity
to meet two real live New Jersey bats up
close and personal.
Located in Hunterdon County, the New
Jersey Bat Sanctuary provides rescue and
rehabilitation services for the nine species of
bats found in the state. The sanctuary also
works to protect wild bats and colonies from
abuse and destruction, and to increase pub-
lic awareness about the benefits bats provide
to the environment. Kashmer has been a
wildlife rehabilitator for 20 years. Six years
ago, she began to concentrate solely on bats.
Register online at chesterlib.org or call 879-
7612
Chester Library Happenings
T
he Long Valley Columbiettes present
their annual fundraiser An Autumn
Gathering featuring a fall fashion
show and trick tray. The event will be held
on Saturday, October 18 at St. Marks
Church 59 Spring Lane Long Valley at 6:30
pm. Tickets for the fashion show are $15
per person which includes refreshments
and a sheet of yellow tickets. Extra tricky
tray tickets will be for sale at the door.
There will also be a 50/50 raffle and a
Mystery Prize raffle. Proceeds from this
event will help support various local pro-
grams. Please contact Jill Vitale at 908-
591-3624 for more information. Thank you
for your support.
Columbiettes Fundraiser
C
ounty College of Morris is offering
Italian for Adults Beginners class.
Check out their Brochure under
Business and Community page 47, or go
to their website at www.ccm.edu
Web Registration at http://webadvisor.
ccm.edu for instant enrollment.
The first class starts on Tues., October
28, 2014 and the instructor is Domenico
Tancredi.
Italian for Adults
Beginners Class Offered
Attention Schools, Churches, Organizations
Send Your Press Releases to joe@mjmediallc.com
Yoga classes
Washington Township Recreation Fall
Mat Yoga classes are now forming and it is
for ages 13-99. Fall Mat Yoga is a ten week
program and will be held from 1-2pm on
Wednesdays thruDecember 10, 2014 at
Washington Township Senior Center. A
non-refundable fee of $105 is due before
September 24, 2014.
Yoga is suitable for everyone, from the
absolute beginner to a more seasoned prac-
titioner, and will consist of a series of
strengthening, toning, relaxing breath and
meditation exercises.
For more information contact the recre-
ation office at (908) 876-5941 or email us
at recreation@wtmorris.net or visit our
website at www.wtmorris.org.
Senior Holiday Party
The Washington Township Senior
Holiday Party will be held on Thursday
December 11, 2014, from 11am-3pm at
Minebrook Golf Club, 500 Schooleys Mt.
Rd. Long Valley.
We have a delicious menu all picked out
to celebrate this joyous occasion and I am
sure everyone will enjoy it. Our featured
entertainment is Jerry Castaldo, LV Middle
School Chorus, and of course Santa. Come
out and dance and sing the afternoon away.
A nonrefundable fee of $20 for resi-
dents and $25 for non- residents is due
before November 10, 2014. To register,
please send a check made payable to WT
Rec and mail to Washington Township
Recreation, 50 Rock Road, Long Valley,
NJ 07853. For more information feel free
to call the recreation office at (908)876-
5941.
Long Valley Garden club
Have you ever wanted to learn how to
design your very own floral arrangement?
Then some out and join us as the Long
Valley Garden club will teach us how to do
just that.
The Washington Township Recreation
Dept. is sponsoring a Floral Design
Workshop on Friday November 21, 2014 at
5pm at Washington Township Senior
Center. This class is limited to 12 partici-
pants, so register early.
A nonrefundable fee of $5 is due before
November 14, 2014. To register, please
send a check made payable to WT Rec and
mail to Washington Township Recreation,
50 Rock Road, Long Valley, NJ 07853.
For more information feel free to call the
recreation office at (908)876-5941.
Radio City Christmas Spectacular
Washington Township Recreation is
Washington Twp. Rec. Happenings
sponsoring a trip to Radio City Music Hall
to see the Radio City Christmas
Spectacular on Saturday November 15,
2014 for their 1:00pm matinee show. Bus
leaves the Senior Center, located in Rock
Spring Park at 10:00am and will return
approx. 4:00pm. This will allow you some
time to walk around before the show to
pick up lunch or do some lite shopping.
A nonrefundable fee of $66 for
Residents and $72 for Non Residents in the
1st Mezzanine seating section is due
before October 31, 2014. Tickets are sold
on a first come basis so do not wait as we
only have 12 tickets left. A trip form must
be filled out along with your check made
payable to WT Recreation, and mail to
Washington Township Recreation, 50
Rock Road, Long Valley, NJ 07853. If
you have any questions, please contact our
office at 908-876-5941 or visit our website
at www.wtmorris.org.
M
ayor Ken Short said in a phone
interview last week that
Washington Township has repaved
or oil and chipped 13 miles of roads in 2014.
These resurfacing projects were inconvenient
to residents, but we made it through, Short
said. He said there were thousands of pot-
holes repaired as well as part of the resurfac-
ing projects.
Short also said two new machines were
budgeted for and purchased by the township
which will apply a waterbased material
mixed with sugar to roads prior to snow-
storms to help reduce slippery road condi-
tions this winter. Short said the sugar slurry
mixture will be applied 24 to 48 hours before
snowstorms, and added that it takes about 3.5
hours to apply the mixture to township roads.
Short said the township will save about 40
percent on its road salt budget. Road salt will
still be used, but reduced. He added that this
is a great money savings and a great step
environmentally, since there will be less road
salt runoff.
Short said this is a proactive step toward
saving money, because the township spent in
excess of $200,000 for road salt last winter
and about the same amount in overtime.
Hopefully this will be a good first step,
he said. Short said the township purchased
two of these machines to apply the sugary
mixture to roads, and that they were $25,000
each. This was budgeted last March, and he
noted that Bernards Township and Mendham,
for instance, will be using the water and sugar
solution during the upcoming winter as well.
These spray machines are mounted on
existing trucks, Short said, who added that the
township has 21 employees and 21 plows as
well.
Also in the phone interview, Short said
Washington Township has been chosen as a
"model community" in New Jersey regarding
their success with shared services. Short said
they have effectively put several "sharing"
scenarios into action, and are working on
even more with neighboring municipalities.
Its working smarter, he said, adding
that there are currently 19 shared services
with other municipalities, including every-
thing from fire protection, first aid, common
fuel tanks, and health services.
Short said the shared services are put to
use in a whole array of different areas, and
Washington Township is currently discussing
the addition of perhaps three or for more in
the near future.
Short also mentioned in the phone inter-
view that township officials and department
heads were to meet and further discuss con-
tingency plans in the event of several types of
potential emergencies or storms, and even
hazardous oil spills or biological attacks, for
instance. Short said there are very, very good
contingency plans in place and noted that
officials have been working for the past sev-
eral years to prepare for the most effective
responses to such situations.
Preparation and communication are key
factors, he said, adding that officials discuss
responsibilities, where to go, and how to
specifically handle each situation.
Short added that he speaks with Jersey
Central Power and Light on a weekly basis,
and added that there are 20 volunteer mem-
bers on the Civil Emergency Response Team
in the township.
In other news, Washington Township
Police Chief Mike Bailey said in a statement
to the Black River News early this month,
that with the current retirements of Lt. Art
Adams and Sgt. Earl Barnes the police
department along with the assistance of
Mayor Ken Short and Police Commissioner
William Roehrick completed the promotional
process and I am proud to say that our officers
in this process were a cut above the rest. I
also gives me great pleasure to announce the
candidate that I will be asking the Township
Committee to promote to Sergeant is
Corporal Lucas Allen, and to fill Cpl. Allens,
Cpl. Position will be Patrol Officer Michael
Hade. Wednesday, October 15th work shop
will be when this promotion will take place if
the committee agrees.
In Long Valley Green Market news,
Saturday, October 25, is the Project
Graduation Town Wide Garage Sale, and
Studio 6 will be holding a Flea Market.
October 30th is the Jack O Lantern Contest
and Carved and Painted creations welcome.
(The Long Valley Village Association is host-
ing a Jack O Lantern Display and Contest at
the Long Valley Green Market 20 Schooleys
Mountain Road, onThursday October 30,
2014, from 5-7 pm, and winners announced
at 6:30 pm.)
Those interested can drop off their painted
or carved pumpkin between 2pm -5pm at the
Green Market, and it will be tagged and these
creations will then be put on display.
Everyone is welcome to come down and
enjoy the show.
There will be specials at the market and
local restaurants too, and for more info, the
Long Valley Green Market can be followed
on twitter, liked on facebook or found at
www.longvalleygreenmarket. com.
Also, on November 6th the Cooking
Demo from the Meal Diva will be held;
November 13th, the annual Pumpkin Pie
Contest will be held, with details on the web-
site previously mentioned; and on Nov. 20th,
the Health and Wellness market will be held.
Washington Township Has Winter Safety Plans, Noteworthy Shared
Services, And Exceptional Police Promotions
Local Expert Shows NJ Parents
How To Get The Most Money For
Their Childrens College Education
N
ew Jersey parents suffering with
finding ways to pay for their chil-
drens college education can final-
ly get the solutions to their college funding
problems.
Most families who earn $75,000 or more
and own a home assume they are not eligi-
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ly eligible for some types of need based
financial aid. They simply need to know
how to get their fair share.
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easy things parents can do to substantially
increase the amount of money they get
from colleges. For example, There are
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financial aid packages than others, says
Newell. If families do proper income and
asset planning before filling out the forms,
they can increase eligibility by thousands of
dollars.
Newell offers a few simple tips to par-
ents with college funding problems. If a
parent has only half an hour to end their
college funding problems, I would suggest
the following:
1. Make sure they do not over-value
their home on the financial aid forms
2. Try not to save money in the childs
name as it weighs more heavily than the
parents savings
3. Dont be afraid to negotiate with a
college for a better financial aid package.
Newell offers New Jersey parents with
college funding problems a free booklet
that explains the 9 most common college
funding problems and solutions. Free
copies will be distributed at the seminar
listed below.
Mr. Newell will be conducting a free
one-hour seminar for parents of college
bound high school juniors and seniors at the
following location: The Washington
Township Public Library on Tuesday,
November 25, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.
Reservation only! Seating is limited.
Reserve your seat today by calling toll free
1-800-928-8464.
T
he Council on International
Educational Exchange would like
to announce that Mary Fretland,
daughter of Vivi and Erik Fretland, of
Chester, NJ, completed CIEEs
Leadership Academy program this sum-
mer in Amman, Jordan.
Mary is an outstanding junior at West
Morris Mendham High School and trav-
eled, together with other U.S. students
and a program leader, to Jordan for a four
week service program. While in Amman,
students lived with Jordanian host fami-
lies and participated in daily community
service at local schools, health clinics and
within impoverished neighborhoods.
They enjoyed peer to peer interactions
with local teens and daily cultural activi-
ties such as; dabke dancing, cooking les-
sons and visiting a Palestinian refugee
camp. The program culminated in their
final week abroad comparing landscapes
as they traveled outside of Amman and
visited Ajloun Nature Reserve, the Dead
Sea and Shoubak Castle.
Mary had this to say of the summer
program with CIEE: The Leadership
Academy introduced me to a number of
new friends from Jordan as well as the
U.S. It opened my mind to an entirely dif-
ferent culture than Im used to and helped
me begin to learn a new language.
Each year, CIEE runs a variety of High
School Summer Abroad programs which
focus on service, language immersion and
cultural understanding in countries all
over the world, including; China,
Dominican Republic, France, Ireland,
Italy, Japan, Germany and Spain. These
programs allow students from all over the
United States and world to immerse them-
selves in the culture of their host country,
advance their foreign language skills,
explore new educational interests, and
gain maturity.
CIEE is the leader in International
Education. Founded in 1947, CIEE is
dedicated to its mission: to help people
gain understanding, acquire knowledge,
and develop skills for living in a globally
interdependent and culturally diverse
world. CIEE is located in Portland,
Maine. www.ciee.org/high-school-study-
abroad.
Chester Student Serves
Underprivileged Youth in Amman,
Jordan over Summer Break
T
he Musconetcong Lodge, Located at
the corner of US 46 and S.
International Drive 07828 at the
intersection were you turn to go into the
Trade Center Mall, 973-347-2036, runs a
Sunday Breakfast every 3rd Sunday of the
month fundraiser.
Come out and enjoy a really good Buffet
Style Breakfast Sunday.
Pancakes, waffles, french toast, home-
made strawberry topping, with whipped
cream, eggs, bacon, pork-roll, sausage,
home fried potato's, toast bread,
milk, coffee, tea, chocolate milk, OJ., tea
and apple juice.
Breakfast starts at October 19, 2014
from 8:00am and ends at 11:30am.
Pay at the door Adults $7.00, Children
(under 10) $4.00 and Sr's $6.00.
Join Us For Sunday Breakfast
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T
he Morris County Historical Society
at Acorn Hall is pleased to
announce that it is a recipient of a
2014 Capital Preservation Grant from the
1772 Foundation, in cooperation with the
New Jersey Historic Trust. The grants are
available to nonprofit organizations for
repair and restoration projects, and require
a one-to-one-match from the recipient. The
MCHS plans to use this grant to update
and upgrade its existing alarm system,
including upgrades to intrusion, fire, and
water alarms. Founded in 1946, the
Society's mission is dedicated to the dis-
covery, preservation, promotion, and inter-
pretation of Morris County history through
events, programs, exhibits, and preserva-
tion advocacy. The Morris County
Historical Society is a member-supported,
501 (c)3 non-profit organization. It is
located at Acorn Hall, 68 Morris Avenue,
Morristown, NJ 07960.
Morris County Historical Society
Awarded Grant from The 1772
Foundation, NJ Historic Trust
Ladies Auxiliary of the Budd Lake Fire
Dept. is hosting a Holiday Shopping Bazaar
at the Budd Lake Fire House on Saturday,
Nov. 1st, 2014 from 9:00am to 3:00pm.
Contact Lisa Kennedy 973-229-9112 for
more info.
Crafters, Vendors and Independent Sales
Representatives from various companies
will be present.
Crafts & Vendors Include: Jewelry,
Clothing, Scarf's, Handbags, Toys, Candles,
Photography, Pins, Paintings, Blankets,
Hair Accessories, Cosmetics, Stationary,
Scrap Booking, Soaps and more!
Holiday Shopping Bazaar
Have A Safe
& Happy Halloween!
I
n conjunction with Veterans Day, the
Sports Management AFC class and the
Phi Alpha Honor Society for Social
Work at Centenary College are teaming up
with Operation Chillout to host a 3K
Run/Walk at 11 a.m. on November 8, 2014
near the David and Carol Lackland Center
parking lot. All members of the communi-
ty, as well as Centenary students and staff
are welcome to participate in this event.
Proceeds will benefit homeless veterans.
Dr. Barbara-Jayne Lewthwaite,
President of Centenary College will be
attending the event to welcome the com-
munity and participate in a ribbon cutting.
A flag ceremony will also take place
before the race. Cub Scout Pack 222 of
Mansfield, N.J. has been invited to partici-
pate with local veterans.
I am absolutely thrilled about this
community event and its outreach efforts
to homeless veterans, says Margie
Pavlichko, Director of Veteran Services at
Centenary College. This opportunity will
be a great day outdoors and it will benefit
a very worthy cause.
The David and Carol Lackland Center
parking lot is located at 715 Grand Ave,
Hackettstown, N.J. Registration will begin
at 10 a.m.; Children, students and veterans
will pay $5 or $3 when they register prior
to the event. Adults pay $8 or $5 when they
register prior to the event.
I am especially excited for this event
because it gives our Sports Management
students a chance to interact with Phi
Alpha Honor Society for Social Work and
Operation Chillout, says David Perricone,
Assistant Professor of Sports Management
at Centenary College. It is an opportunity
for the students to demonstrate their
involvement with the community, as well
as a way of saying thank you to those who
served our country.
Phi Alpha Honor Society for Social
Work provides a closer bond among stu-
dents of social work and promotes human-
itarian goals and ideals. Phi Alpha fosters
high standards of education for social
workers and invites into membership those
who have attained excellence in scholar-
ship and achievement in social work.
Centenarys chapter advisor is Professor
Terri Klemm, Associate Professor of
Social Work and the BSW Program
Director.
Operation Chillout is a grassroots inter-
faith coalition founded in the year 2000 by
Members of the Public are Invited to a Veterans Day
concerned volunteers to help a group of
homeless Vietnam veterans living in the
open under a railroad trestle in northern
N.J. They provide emergency supplies and
survival gear to the most vulnerable mem-
bers of the community and bring care to all
homeless people without regard to their
religious affiliation, ethnic heritage or state
of life.
For more information, please contact
Ashley Eisenstein at eisensteina@cente-
narycollege.edu or Dave Perricone at
(908)-852-1400, ext. 2357 or at perri-
coned@centenarycollege.edu.
T
he Morris County Historical Society
at Acorn Hall is pleased to
announce that it is a recipient of a
2014 Capital Preservation Grant from the
1772 Foundation, in cooperation with the
New Jersey Historic Trust. The grants are
available to nonprofit organizations for
repair and restoration projects, and require
a one-to-one-match from the recipient. The
MCHS plans to use this grant to update
and upgrade its existing alarm system,
including upgrades to intrusion, fire, and
water alarms. Founded in 1946, the
501 (c)3 non-profit organization. It is
located at Acorn Hall, 68 Morris Avenue,
Morristown, NJ 07960.
Morris County Historical Society
Awarded Grant from The 1772
Foundation, NJ Historic Trust
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V
ictorian Cameos have a timeless
quality that distinguishes them
from other jewelry. The Morris
County Historical Society offers insight
into Victorian cameos and their allure dur-
ing a special lecture on Sunday, October 26
starting at 1:30 p.m. at Acorn Hall. During
the lecture, guest speaker Nancy Cooper, a
MCHS volunteer and former Board mem-
ber, shares her extensive knowledge of
Victorian cameos, and will display exam-
ples of cameos from her personal collec-
tion. Wearing cameos as an accessory was
popularized by Queen Victoria. Then as
now, cameos are appreciated for their beau-
ty, and admired for their art and craftsman-
ship. Cameo art originally came from an
ancient tradition of carving a relief image
of contrasting color into semi-precious
stones. A selection of hand-crafted cameo
pieces are available for purchase after the
lecture, in the Society's Oak Leaf Gallery
Gift Shop. The cost to tour Acorn Hall and
attend the lecture is $6 for adults, $5 for
seniors, and $3 for students. Children under
age 12 are Free. The admission price may
be applied toward membership with the
MCHS. Please call 973-267-3465, for more
information. Founded in 1946, the
501 (c) 3 non-profit organization.
The Morris County Historical Society
Offers Victorian Cameos Lecture
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H
alloween is as much about candy as it is about dress-
ing up in fun costumes and engaging in scare tactics.
Humans have loved their sweets for centuries. Early
human beings made candy out of honey by drying it and
forming a taffy-like confection, while many modern incarna-
tions of candy involve dissolving sugar into water or milk to
form a syrup. Candy is then made by varying the temperature
of the syrup and the sugar concentration to achieve desired
textures. The word "candy" is derived from the Arabic "quan-
di," meaning "made of sugar."
Candy also often refers to chocolate bars and other treats
that people find so delectable. Ancient Mayans and Aztecs
were the first to experiment with the cocoa bean, the corner-
stone of chocolate confections, in the 1500s. However, their
chocolate drinks were bitter and not the sweet delights we've
come to associate with chocolate. It wasn't until the 19th cen-
tury that innovators began mixing cocoa with sugar to create
chocolate bars. Joseph Fry is credited with making the first
chocolate bar in 1847, using bittersweet chocolate. Milk
chocolate came later, in 1875, when it was introduced by
Henry Nestl and Daniel Peter. Milton Hershey began pro-
ducing sweet chocolate in 1894.
Hershey bars, Nestl bars and many other original candies
are still in production today. Tootsie Rolls and Charleston
Chews are other classic candies still produced. Good &
Plenty debuted in 1893, making it the oldest branded candy
in America. NECCO company Wafers were officially brand-
ed in 1901 and are another classic treat consumers can still
find in the candy aisle of their nearest grocery store.
Smarties is another candy that's bound to show up in trick-
or-treat bags this Halloween. Smarties have been owned and
operated by the same family since 1949. The Ce De Candy
Inc. factory opened up in August 1949 in Bloomfield, NJ, and
produced a candy that would not melt in the heat. Smarties
are a favorite all over North America and elsewhere. When
demand is too high for the NJ factory, particularly around
Halloween, Smarties are also produced in a Canadian facto-
ry in Newmarket, Ontario. Smarties imported to the United
States are still called Smarties. However, Smarties sold in
Canada are known as "Rockets," as another candy sold in
Canada already bears the Smarties name.
Halloween wouldn't be nearly as sweet without troves of
candy treasures. Children are urged to have their candy sort-
ed and inspected by parents prior to eating to avoid any dan-
gers, such as food allergies or tampering.
Sweet, Sweet Candy History
T
he tradition of jack-o'-lanterns began in Ireland and
Scotland, and pumpkins were not the first gourd of
choice to use as lanterns. Turnips and rutabagas were
often used because of their availability. When Irish immi-
grants migrated to America, they brought their jack-o'-lantern
traditions with them. Turnips were not as prevalent on this
side of the Atlantic, so carvers turned to pumpkins, which
were larger and easier to carve. Jack-o'-lanterns get their
name from Irish folklore, particularly a character named
Jack. Jack liked to drink and couldn't pay his pub tab, mak-
ing a deal with the Devil for his soul to cover the pub fee.
Jack agreed, but he tricked the Devil to get away with his soul
and captured the Devil. Jack agrees to free the Devil if he
makes a new deal that the Devil can't ever have his soul.
Years pass and Jack eventually dies. Because of his poor
lifestyle, he is not material for heaven, and Jack is once again
reunited with the Devil. Because the Devilremembers he can-
not have Jack's soul, Jack is forced to roam the twilight world
forever as a lost soul. The Devil gives Jack a few embers to
burn to light the way, which Jack stores in a hollowed-out
turnip. Eventually these lanterns, used to keep scary spirits at
bay, were called jack-o'-lanterns.
The legend of Jack-o'-lanterns
Morristowns' annual Festival on the Green was a rousing success once again. The down-
town festival attracted several hundred local businesses and tens of thousands of
visitors.One booth belonging to the Morristown Car Wash / Morris County Hand Wash was
mobbed throughout the afternoon handing out thousands of coupons and giveaways. The
booth also sported a prize wheel where participants won hundreds of free car washes.
Owner Paul Ritter said this was the best festival yet and is looking forward to next year.
By Kate Halse
F
landers resident Millene Michel
knows what it's like to battle
against breast cancer, from the time
of diagnosis through the various treatment
options and recovery. For Millene, Studio
Director of Theater Dance Center, her
inspirational blog called "The Trials of a
Woman with Breast Cancer," has helped
her become a 2014 Industry Dance
Award's "Circle of Hope" recipient.
The "Circle of Hope" charity campaign
fund provides dancers who are currently
battling or who have survived breast can-
cer a chance to share their courageous
journey and inspire others to keep the hope
alive. Millene was one of eight total recip-
ients to receive this year's "Circle of Hope"
award. The award is specifically dedicated
to cancer survivors within the dance com-
munity who are working to create aware-
ness, save lives, raise money, and fight
cancer in any way possible.
For Millene, the life-altering news
came in the late summer of 2014, when it
was revealed that she had breast cancer. As
a long-time mentor to young teenagers and
a teacher to many, she began to reach out
to encourage other women to help them
understand the importance of prevention
and to be proactive in the fight against
breast cancer.
After starting dancing at the age of
Flanders Resident Receives Circle of Hope Award After
Blogging about Battle with Breast Cancer
three and being a professional dancer for
10 years, Millene opened the Theater
Dance Center in 1991 along with business
partner Mary Ellen Volz. Part of their busi-
ness includes running a competition team,
which began a benefit performance to take
a stand against cancer in 2010. Just one
month after the benefit was started,
Millene received her breast cancer diagno-
sis, followed by a double mastectomy in
2010 and chemotherapy treatment in early
2011.
From the time of her diagnosis through
the treatment and recovery phases, Millene
received lots of support from fellow
dancers, including her own students.
Ultimately, the dance team raised thou-
sands of dollars to help Millene with
health-related expenses.
Her dedication to stressing the impor-
tance of being proactive in terms of health
and starting a blog related to her experi-
ences battling cancer led Millene to earn
the award. She explained, "Being a breast
cancer survivor, I wanted to help other
women diagnosed with breast cancer,
whether it was through counseling, being a
shoulder to cry on, giving advice about my
experiences and sharing what it's like to go
through the process." Millene notes that
her constant work with teen girls was espe-
cially useful in reaching out to a younger
audience. "By having this experience, I am
able to turn it into a positive situation by
trying to influence other young women to
be proactive and maybe even avoid having
to undergo a mastectomy or chemotherapy
following a breast cancer diagnosis."
Although she could not attend the
awards ceremony held on September 10 in
Los Angeles, Millene was humbled to
share the honor with other standout cancer
survivors. Making the ceremony even
more noteworthy was the appearance of
Hollywood celebrities such as Paula
Abdul, Shane Harper and Olivia Holt.
Y
ou might want to use this particular
month as a useful reminder to take
action on what could be one of your
most important financial goals: leaving a
meaningful legacy.
A legacy isnt simply a document or a
bunch of numbers its what you will be
remembered for, and what you have left
behind that will be remembered. Its essen-
tially your chance to contribute positively to
the future, whether that means providing
financial resources for the next generation,
helping those charitable organizations whose
work you support, or a combination of both.
To create your legacy, youll need to do
some planning. And you can start by asking
yourself a couple of key questions:
What are your goals? When you think
about leaving a legacy, what comes to mind?
First and foremost, you may well want to
leave enough money to help your own grown
children meet their financial goals. After that,
you probably have other things youd like to
accomplish. Perhaps you want to provide
resources for your grandchildren to attend
college? Or set up a scholarship at your own
alma mater? Give financial support to a cul-
tural, social, religious or scientific group? By
thinking about your goals and putting them
on paper, even in an informal sense, youll be
taking the important first step in leaving the
legacy you desire.
How can you turn your goals into reality?
If you dont take some concrete steps, your
legacy just wontmaterialize. And the most
important step you need to take is to create a
comprehensive estate plan. Your estate plan
can be quite involved, because it may involve
several legal documents, such as a will, living
trust, health care power of attorney, and so on.
In creating these materials, you will need to
work with your legal and tax advisors
because estate planning is definitely not a
do-it-yourself endeavor.
You probably shouldnt wait until you are
deep into retirement to take action on your
estate plan because developing the necessary
documents and arrangements can take a fair
amount of time and youllwant to make
these preparations when youre in good men-
tal and physical health. Also, the longer you
wait to set up your estate plan, the less likely
it will be that youve communicated your
wishes clearly to your family members, who
may end up unsure about what you want and
what their roles are in carrying out your plans
and thats an outcome you certainly dont
want to see.
In fact, clear communications are essential
to developing a successful estate plan. You
should not only tell your family members
and anyone else affected by your estate plan
Your Legacy Is in Your Hands
what you are thinking of doing but also
inform them about the professionals with
whom you are working and the locations in
which you are storing any vital documents,
such as your will.
By identifying your goals, working with
the appropriate professionals to create an
effective estate plan, and communicating reg-
ularly with your family members and other
key players in your life, you can go a long
way toward leaving the legacy you desire.
So, do what it takes to launch that legacy.
This article was written by Edward Jones for
use by your local Edward Jones Financial
Advisor.
Edward Jones, its employees and financial
advisors are not estate planners and cannot
provide tax or legal advice. You should con-
sult your estate-planning attorney or quali-
fied tax advisor regarding your situation.
Edward Jones, Dawn O'Malley invites you
to a Free Seminar on "Estate Planning"
with Local Attorney Milton Hunter Esq.
and Dinner at La Strada Resturaunt, 1105
Rout 10 East, Randolph, NJ Thursday,
October 23rd at 6pm
Edward Jones, Dawn O'Malley invite you
to The Jefferson Library for a free Seminar
"Rules of the Road to Investing"
at 1031 Weldon Road, Jefferson, NJ on
Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at 7 pm
D
ealing with End of Life Issues
(Hospice and Advance Directives)
will be discussed at the October 27,
2014 Lunch n Learn at the Washington Twp.
Public Library, 37 E. Springtown Rd, Long
Valley, NJ 07853 starting at noon.
Michele Cameron, MA, RN, BSN, of
Atlantic Home Health Care and Hospice
will talk about End of Life issues. Planning
for the end of life can be difficult. But by
deciding what end-of-life care best suits
your needs when you are healthy, you can
help those close to you make the right choic-
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Dealing with End of Life Issues
F
ALL SPORTS EXPO to be held on Saturday, Nov. 8,
2014, 10:30 a.m. 1 p.m. at Kozak Sports Center, 6
Middlebury Blvd., Randolph.
Open to all, the Area 3 Special Olympics Fall Sports
Expo will showcase the athletic skills of more than 100
Special Olympics athletes from Morris, Sussex & Warren
counties. Among the skills on display: soccer, volleyball,
bocce, and golf. The mission of Special Olympics is to pro-
vide year-round sports training and athletic competition in
a variety of Olympic-type sports for all children and adults
with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing
opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate
courage, experience joy and participate in sharing of gifts,
skills and friendship with their families, other Special
Olympics athletes and the community. For further informa-
tion about Area 3 Special Olympics, including volunteer
opportunities, contact sonjarea3@live.com or 917-697-
7013.
Area 3 Special Olympics
T
he Morris Educational Foundation (MEF) has
announced it will continue its community volunteer
program at Frelinghuysen Middle School (FMS)
for the 2014-2015 school year. Leadership at both the
middle school and the foundation are excited about
increasing the impact of the program targeted to sixth
through eighth grade students. The Morris Educational
Foundation is pleased to invite members of our communi-
ty who are interested in tutoring to participate. In addition
to those who are able to tutor language arts, the MEF is
Morris Educational Foundation Continues Partnership
with Frelinghuysen Middle School for Community One-On-One Tutoring Program
making a special request for those who can tutor math.
Last year, over thirty tutors worked with approximate-
ly 50 children in both language arts and mathematics
instruction. This is the fourth consecutive year of the pro-
gram.
FMS Principal David Thompson shared, The support
that tutors provide is invaluable in helping our students
improve their academic skills, which translates into over-
all increased academic success. The tutors represent pos-
itive and successful role models who encourage our stu-
dents to establish high expectations and meaningful goals
for themselves. He added, It is heartwarming to see the
excitement in our students when they know that a neigh-
bor in the community really cares about them.
The MEF is now enrolling additional tutors in prepara-
tion for fall training sessions and is accepting applications.
Those interested in applying to tutor language arts and/or
math, should email the foundation at debbie@morrised-
foundation.org.
The Morris Educational Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) that
seeks to attract private resources to support a variety of
educational programs and initiatives in support of the
Morris School District. Through effective solicitation and
distribution of funds, the Morris Educational Foundation
helps enable the District to continue to be the model of
visionary social and educational leadership it has been
since its inception. For more information, visit the web-
site at www.morrisedfoundation.org.
T
he Mt. Olive Township Schools Student Assistance
Program has partnered with the Attorney Generals
Office and Morris Countys Prevention is Key to
present: "The Perfect Storm: Battling the Prescription
Drugs and Heroin Epidemic" FREE Parent Awareness
Program on Oct. 23rd, MOHS PAC 6:30 pm.
Are You Prepared?
According to the Governors Council on Alcoholism
and Drug Abuse, NJ has experienced a dramatic surge in
heroin and opiate abuse, particularly among youth.
Tragic & startling statistics confirm the need to take
action in response to the emerging epidemic!
Join us to learn about the efforts that have been taken,
and the specific steps that we propose.
Know how to identify risk factors associated with
Prescription Drug & Heroin abuse and learn about local
resources available to help you to respond and access serv-
ices.
Dont miss out on this free program and the chance to
learn valuable information from experts in the field.
The Mt. Olive Twsp. Schools Student Assistance
Program has partnered with the Attorney Generals Office
and Morris Countys Prevention is Key to present:
"The Perfect Storm: Battling the Prescription Drugs and
Heroin Epidemic"
Free Parent Awareness
Program: The Perfect Storm:
Battling the Prescription
Drugs and Heroin Epidemic
C
ounty College of Morris (CCM)
recently learned that it will be receiv-
ing a fifth year of funding through the
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services to provide qualified low-income
individuals with free educational opportuni-
ties and support services to pursue a career
in health care.
Known as the Northern New Jersey
Health Professions Pathway, the program
offers free tuition to qualified individuals in
12 healthcare fields: Certified Home Health
Aide, Certified Nursing Assistant, Certified
Medication Aide, Certified Medical Billing
and Coding Specialist, Emergency Medical
Technician, Clinical Medical Assistant,
Phlebotomy Technician, EKG Technician,
Certified Assisted Living Administrator,
Pharmacy Technician, Dental Radiographic
Technician and Certified Alcohol and Drug
Counselor.
More than 300 people have completed
training through CCMs program over the
last four years.
I am now in a career that I sincerely
love, says Samantha LaSalandra, who
found employment at Franciscan Oaks
Long-Term Care Center shortly after she
completed the Certified Nursing Assistant
program. My future was looking so bleak
until I heard about this grant. I was recently
able to turn a lifelong dream of buying a
house with my now fianc into a reality
thanks to my new career and this grant pro-
gram.
The program is open to individuals who
are recipients of Temporary Assistance to
Needy Families (TANF) or General
Assistance, or whose annual income falls
within 125 185 percent of the poverty
guidelines established by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
CCM is a partnering college of the
Northern New Jersey Health Professions
Consortium (NNJHPC). The NNJHP con-
sortium is a cross-county partnership, cover-
ing the counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson,
Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Passaic,
Sussex, Union and Warren, to strengthen
and expand healthcare training. Along with
community colleges in those counties, the
consortium includes county social and
human service organizations, and state and
federal agencies.
For more information on the program,
contact the CCM grant hotline at 973-328-
2490, email nnjhpc@ccm.edu, or visit
www.ccm.edu/nnjhpc.
Free Healthcare Training Continues
at County College
with Fifth Year of Funding
Deborah Waddell,
Dipl. Ac., C.A.
Valley Professional Center, 59 East Mill Road (Rt. 24),
Suite 2-201-A, Long Valley, New Jersey, 07853 (908) 876-3643
Treating: Mental and Emotional Issues
Musculo-skeletal and Neurological
Upper Respiratory Tract
Gastrointestinal Disorders Reproductive System
SPECIALIZING IN INFERTILITY IN FEMALES & MALES
Deborah Torrance,
Dipl. Ac., C.A.
A
re you one of the 40 million Americans affected by
GAD? If so, Acupuncture can be a powerful treat-
ment, both for anxiety and depression. Anxiety
seems to affect twice as many women as it does men. In
Western medicine GAD is characterized by excessive anxi-
ety and worry about everyday life events with no rhyme or
reason for the worrying. People suffering from GAD seem
to always expect bad things to happen and typically rumi-
nate about such things as their health, their childrens safe-
ty, work, school and money. People who suffer with GAD,
the anxiety is often unrealistic for the situation. Hence, life
becomes a constant state of fear, anxiety, worry and dread
ultimately interfering with their daily functions.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), GAD is viewed
not as a brain disorder, but more as an inner organ dysfunc-
tion or imbalance. TCM holds that each of the 5 major
organ systems (Kidney, Heart, Spleen, Liver and Lung)
plays a vital role in the emotions. Emotions and organ sys-
tems health are intimately connected. These organs can
develop imbalances and dysfunctions due to dietary,
lifestyle, environmental and hereditary factors. For exam-
ple, worry, dwelling too much on a particular subject and
excessive mental work are symptoms of a Spleen system
disorder according to TCM. Lack of enthusiasm and vital-
ity, mental restlessness, depression, insomnia and despair
are symptoms of a Heart system imbalance. Symptoms
associated with a liver imbalance will manifest as anger,
frustration, resentment, irritability, and flying off the han-
dle. Lung imbalances typically manifest more as grief, sad-
ness, melancholy and detachment. Lastly, with an imbal-
ance of the Kidneys, a person may be very fearful, insecure,
and aloof, isolated and have little to no willpower.
The heart in TCM is said to store the spirit or Shen and
in all anxiety cases, the Shen is disturbed. The heart hous-
es the Mind and the state of Mind relates to the emotions
of the Heart. Therefore, calming the Shen or Spirit will be a
fundamental part of any anxiety treatment. Treating the
Heart/Shen system addresses emotional turmoil, thereby
restoring balance, calmness and tranquility to both the
physical and mental aspects of health. TCM classifies the
cause of GAD based on the extent to which individual
organ system or systems demonstrate signs and symptoms
of disturbance and how their Qi (life force/energy) is affect-
ed. In anxiety, the most common injured organ systems are
the Heart and Spleen. According to Chinese Medicine, anx-
iety is differentiated into the following types:
1. Heart and Spleen Qi deficiency: Pre-occupation,
obsessive thinking (ruminating), aversion to speaking, inap-
propriate laughter, depression, palpitations, chest tightness,
difficulty falling asleep, fatigue, poor appetite, abdominal
distention, teeth marks and or a red tip on the tongue, pale
tongue, and a weak pulse.
2. Kidney Qi deficiency: pre-occupation, feeling of
fear and dread, and may be accompanied by low back and
knee pain or weakness, low libido, frequent urination, cold
hands and feet, difficulty staying asleep, tinnitus, a pale
and/or swollen tongue and a weak pulse.
3. Liver Qi stagnation: pre-occupation, feelings of
irritability, moodiness, poor appetite, severe PMS,
hypochondriac pain or tightness (pain or tightness in the rib
area), muscular tension which typically manifests in the
neck and shoulder area, fatigue, alternating loose stools and
constipation, a pale tongue with distended sublingual veins
beneath the tongue, and a wiry weak pulse.
4. Lung Qi deficiency: pre-occupation, rapidly
changing moods, sadness, and easily feeling grief and loss,
inability to let go, aversion to speaking, shortness of
breath, weak cough, sweating easily on exertion, throat dis-
comfort, and a pale tongue and thin pulse.
Acupuncture therapy, according to TCM, believes that
health is dependent on the smooth flow of Qi which when
in good health moves in a smooth and balanced way
through a chain of 14 major channels or meridians. By
inserting fine, painless needles into specific acupoints
which belong to different meridians and organ systems, the
bodys energy (Qi) is stimulated to start the healing process.
For the best results of anxiety treatment I always recom-
mend lifestyle and dietary changes in addition to
Acupuncture and Chinese herbal formula treatments to help
balance the Mind and Shen. In addition, learning yoga and
Acupuncture for the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
meditation on how to control and relax the mind is extreme-
ly helpful. Combining these arts, dietary changes and reg-
ular Acupuncture treatment will provide a medication free
alternative treatment for those who suffer from general anx-
iety disorder.
Deborah Waddell completed her Masters level
degree from the Eastern School of Acupuncture in Mont-
clair, NJ. She received her Acupuncture Certification
from the New Jersey Board of of Medical Examiners
(C.A.) and from the National Commission for the
Certification of Acupuncturists (Dipl. Ac.). Deborah also
has a degree in Biology and Chemistry with summa cum
laude Honors from Felician College.-
How to Protect Yourself
Against Stomach Ulcers
D
id you know that a bacterium called Helicobacter
pylori is the main cause of 60 to 80 percent of gas-
tric ulcers, and of 80 to 85 percent of duodenal
ulcers? The duodenum is the upper end of the small intes-
tine.
Normally, a layer of mucous protects the stomach and
the intestine from the acidity of the gastric juice, a liquid
secreted by the stomach glands during digestion.
Helicobacter pylori weakens this protective layer by pene-
trating the mucus lining and creating open sores, or ulcers,
in the gastrointestinal tract.
In industrialized countries, close to 20 percent of people
aged 40 and under are infected with this bacterium, and if
affects close to 50 percent of people over the age of 60.
Studies show that 20 percent of these people will develop
an ulcer during their lifetime.
Clinical studies have shown that probiotics can be useful
in treating infections caused by Helicobacter pylori.
Antibiotics are usually prescribed to eliminate Helicobacter
pylori, but unfortunately, the success rate is only 74.8 per-
cent. When a multi-strain probiotic supplement, such as
Probaclac, is added, the treatment's efficiency increases to
83.6 percent.
The fact that antibiotics cause several side effects is
important to mention. These adverse effects, experienced
by 38.5 percent of patients treated, include diarrhea, stom-
ach pain, nausea and taste changes. When a multi-strain
probiotic supplement is given along with the antibiotics,
side effects are reduced and reported by only 24.7 percent
of patients.
Jolicoeur recommends Probaclac as the ideal solution
since it provides probiotic complexes that are designed
specifically for every age group: children up to the age of
15; adults (can be taken from the age of 15); and older
adults (age 50 and up).
"Adding a multi-strain probiotic supplement to the med-
ication given to treat ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori
significantly increases its efficiency and tolerance," she
said.
More information and advice on probiotics is available
at probaclac.ca.
By Elsie Walker
F
or some, the thoughts
of ghosts and paranor-
mal activity only occur
around Halloween.
However, for the New Jersey
Ghost Hunters Society
(NJGHS) , studying the para-
normal is something done
year around.. The North
Jersey Division of the
NJGHS meets monthly at the
Hackettstown Community
Center. The founder/direc-
tor of the NJGHS is LAura
Hladik Hoffman of
Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania,
who is the author of
Ghosthunting New Jersey
and Ghosthunting New York
City (both at Barnes and
Noble). The team leader of
the North Jersey division of
the society is Dina Chirico of
Belvidere.
Since I was a child I had
experienced things that
seemed out of the norm,
which I only found out later.
I thought everyone experi-
enced this stuff. As I had got-
ten older, my thirst for
answers became more, and
so I met L'Aura in 1998 and
began attending NJGHS
meetings and it just grew
from there. I am always
learning and studying, said
Chirico in explaining what
drew her into paranormal
investigation.
The NJGHS researches
and documents paranormal
activity in hopes to have a
better understanding of the
other side and to have
proof to back up that under-
standing. Hoffman
explained that the group is
happy to have opportunities
to go into peoples home to
investigate other worldly
activity and there is no
charge for their investiga-
tions.
Chirico noted that she has
been on hundreds of such
investigations:
everything from pri-
vate residences,[to] public
establishments/ businesses,
public events, private events,
personal investigations and
more. One case that immedi-
ately comes to mind was an
apartment above an antique
store in Morris County.
There were both positive and
negative occurrences,
according to the residents.
There were shadow people,
full body apparitions, items
being moved, name calling,
doors closing, residual activ-
ity and much more. Not to
mention a full length mirror
that served as an active por-
tal. I had a few personal
experiences which could not
be explained by organic
Known as the "ghost chick",
L'aura Hladik Hoffman is the
founder of the New Jersey
Ghost Hunters Society.
Hackettstowns Ghost Hunters
means and we returned to
this place several times.
As for memorable local
investigations, those include
a 2006 Ghost Conference
was held in Hackettstown.
That night both Chirico and
Hoffman investigated the
restaurant, Charlie Browns (
now Bea McNally's). There
were various versions of the
story of a drowning in a bath-
tub when the structure was a
hotel. Although there was no
significant activity recorded
the night they were there,
Hoffman noted that she was
told that the exact location of
the bathtub was not usually
readily disclosed, for fear of
spooking the busboys who
lived there.
Chirico also shared, Ive
investigated a few private
residences and a dorm room
in one of the newer halls at
Centenary College. In refer-
ence to the dorm room, the
student had been experienc-
ing some significant activity,
such as physical manifesta-
tions (i.e. getting hit/
punched), temperature
changes and movement.
For these paranormal
investigators, ghost hunt-
ing is not a once a year
experience. However, what
does a ghost hunters society
do for Halloween?
"The NJGHS already
kicked off the haunted
Halloween season with a
group tour of Eastern State
Penitentiary's 'Terror Behind
the Walls' haunted house on
September 20 in
Philadelphiaseveral pre-
sentations are scheduled for
the month of October
throughout New Jersey. In
fact, Ghosthunting New
Jersey and New York City
will be held at the Warren
County Library in Belvidere
on October 30 at 7:00 pm.
Details and presentation
schedule are on the web site
at www.njghs.net/presenta-
tions.html The monthly
meeting held in
Hackettstown on October 21
will host guest speaker
Jennifer Wood presenting the
Crystal Skull's energy mys-
teries and meditations,
shared Hoffman
While ghost hunting may
sound exciting, Hoffman
shared a few cautions to
those considering going out
on their own:
Please ghost hunt
responsibly. Never go alone
and always get permission
before investigating a ceme-
tery or grave yard. The
NJGHS has protocols in
place to safeguard its mem-
bers, the home/business
owners whose places we
investigate, and the evidence
collected.
And please learn to pro-
tect yourself in whatever
ways feel comfortable, such
as prayer, shielding, energy or
other ways. Provoking spirits
is never a good idea and nei-
ther is inviting them home
with you, since you really do
not know who, or what, will
accept your invitation.
For more information on
the NJGHS visit its website
at www.njghs.net
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WTReport: K-8 BOE has a
contested race..vote youth!
Thomas Lotito reporting...
D
ateline-Oct. 2014, Washington Twp. For the
first time since the Washington Twp. K-8
Board of Education (BOE) voted to end the
spring BOE election and take away your vote on the
school's budget, there is a contested race.
Eliminating the budget vote from the public as
long as it stayed under two percent was a trade off
for moving the school board race to the Nov. elec-
tion. The idea was to overcome the school board's
built-in win for incumbent board members, and vote
in new candidates in the general election. It was
hoped that by switching the vote to November's
election the majority of the electorate would throw
out the current board members and replace them
with candidates that would close a school, cut
Connected and Everyday Math from the curriculum
and return surplus dollars to the tax payers.
There are three seats up for election this year and
four candidates. The candidates are three incumbent
board members, Al DiGabriele, Chance Healy,
Mischelle Munly, and a 23 year old Lehigh
University graduate, a mechanical engineer who
works for Picatinny Arsenal and a native of Long
Valley, Marielle Pastuck.
Marrielle Pastuck; is a life-long resident of Long
Valley and a graduate of the LVMS and West Morris
Regional High School. Marielle has a strong, pas-
sionate desire to give something back to this amaz-
ing community. If elected to the Board of Education
she will bring a technical perspective and skill set
that includes, project management, teamwork and
she will draw upon her background as a recent grad-
uate in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh
University. Marielle's ultimate goal is to ensure that
the children of this community have a first rate edu-
cation.
Al DiGabriele: was appointed in June 2014
when Walt Cullen resigned. Al sees his time on the
board as a volunteer opportunity to influence and
impact a large portion of the community. "Long
Valley has a very strong school district, and it was a
'selling point' for Mindy (Al's wife) and I to move
here 11 years ago. I want to be part of continuing to
help evolve and shape our school district and main-
tain its outstanding reputation." said Al DiGabriele
by email.
Chance Healy is a member of the BOE's finance
committee, and has served for two terms, (six
years). Chance spoke out against moving the elec-
tion to Nov. because he didn't want to give up the
tax payer's the right to vote on the budget and does-
n't always see eye to eye with other board members.
Chance enjoys his time on the board cultivating a
positive, safe, environment for our children would
like to be reelected in order to see that it continues.
Michelle Munley, a four year member of the
BOE is a strong advocate of all day kindergarten
and has been involved with beefing up security
issues and rewriting the school's curriculum.
Michelle want's to be reelected because she believes
there's much more to do to improve curriculum and
protect the children.
Okay, so who do you vote for, and who gets
voted out? I believe the best three people to serve on
the BOE are, Marielle Pastuck, Al DiGabriele and
Chance Healy. And here's why!
Marielle Pastuck deserves to be elected. She is
young, she is the future, she deserves the opportuni-
ty and the experience to serve on the school board.
Marielle will bring a student's perspective to the
BOE. She has gone to our schools and her experi-
ences in our schools will be valuable information to
the BOE.
She'll be able to give the BOE fresh insight into
curriculum and security. I believe her management
and teamwork will be a plus to the board because
she will uphold the high standards that make this
community so desirable to young families with chil-
dren. Marielle's election to the board will also save
valuable time and money when the BOE makes
decisions affecting our kids education and safety. A
hard working young woman with a passion to serve
the community deserves a place on the school
board.
I support Al DiGabriele, as a new member of the
BOE, he's passionate and focused about the direc-
tion the BOE is going this year. Al laid out his agen-
da in an email:
"I look at what lies ahead for us as a Board and
I think about it in 3 main areas: 1. Continue oper-
ating effectively day to day...and we need to consis-
tently look at how we can drive more efficiency (eg,
through technology). "Do the basics well and do
them efficiently." 2.Continue to focus on a handful
of the key issues. For example, we have made
tremendous progress on school security in the past
12 months, but it is not a "one and done". We need
to continue to evolve our broader security plan.
Another example is enrollment and the impact on
facilities. We are in a good place today, but that will
continue to change in the upcoming years. 3. Stay
laser focused on forward-thinking initiatives. What
will keep Washington Township Schools so highly
recognized and regarded is our ability to think
ahead, stay ahead, and execute beyond the current
school year. At the end of the day, our most valuable
assets are our students and educators, and as a Board
member, I will not lose focus on that important
point."
Chance Healy won me over when he spoke out
against the BOE for voting to eliminate the public's
right to vote on the budget and allow increases in the
budget as long as it doesn't go over 2%. Chance and
I have locked horns on many issues in the past, but
seeing how's he's spoken out for the taxpayer, it's
time to support him.
Finally: Although I respect Michelle Munly's
service on the board, I can't support her because of
a committee she headed a couple years ago to close
a school. With enrollment down more almist 600
kids at the time, her committee's report came back
saying there's no reason to close a school. Only one
private citizen attended Mrs. Munly's meetings, the
rest were union members who had a huge financial
stake in the committee's decision. The results of
Mrs. Munlys committee "not to close a school" was
very disappointing because if a school was closed,
the BOE could implement so many new programs
to the students and return the difference to the
already over burdened property tax payers.
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COOKING CLASSES
November 17th!
C
omfort food is a staple in every
kitchen its the perfect way to
unwind with familiar flavors and
aromas. But those moments that call for a
soul-soothing dish are also great opportuni-
ties to spice up traditional favorites by intro-
ducing less common ingredients and prepa-
ration methods for an unexpectedly deli-
cious twist.
Stewing, for example, is one method you
might never have tried but, when you use
a tender meat thats full of comforting fla-
vor like pork, the result is well worth the
adventure. Making a stew usually involves
browning meat, adding liquid, simmering
for a few hours and then adding vegetables
easy, proven steps that let you explore dif-
ferent ingredient combinations to keep dish-
es fresh and inviting.
Need inspiration to get started? Try
Spanish Pork and Fennel Stew with Saffron
Rice. This hearty recipe uses a blade pork
roast, simple seasonings and vegetables. To
change it up, serve the stew with mashed
potatoes instead of rice for soaking up the
juices.
Find comfort and adventure in the
kitchen with pork by visiting
PorkBeinspired.com and
Pinterest.com/PorkBeinspired for mouth-
watering recipes, tips and more.
Spanish Pork and Fennel Stew with
Saffron Rice
Servings: 8
Stew:
3 pounds boneless blade (shoulder) pork
roast, cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks
4 tablespoons olive oil, as needed
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 head fennel, cored and cut into 1/2-inch
pieces
Serve Up Comfort with a
Mouthwatering Pork Stew
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Mouthwatering Pork Stew
1 large yellow onion, chopped
1 large red bell pepper, seeded and cut into
1/2-inch pieces
6 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup dry sherry or apple juice
Chopped fresh cilantro
Saffron rice:
2 cups long-grain white rice
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon crushed saffron threads
For stew, heat 2 tablespoons oil in large
Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Season
pork with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 tea-
spoon pepper. In batches, without crowding
(and adding more oil as needed) add pork
and cook, turning occasionally, until
browned on all sides, about 6 minutes per
batch. Transfer to plate.
Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil to
Dutch oven and heat. Add fennel, onion,
bell pepper and garlic; cover. Cook, stirring
occasionally with wooden spoon, until veg-
etables soften, about 8 minutes. Add sherry;
bring to a boil. Return pork with any juices
to Dutch oven. Add enough cold water to
just cover pork and vegetables, about 6
cups; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to low and cover. Simmer,
stirring occasionally, until pork is very ten-
der, about 1 1/2 hours.
Just before pork is tender, make saffron
rice. Bring rice, 4 cups water, salt and saf-
fron to a boil in medium saucepan over high
heat. Reduce heat to very low and cover.
Simmer until tender, about 20 minutes.
Remove from heat and let stand for 5-20
minutes. Fluff rice with fork.
Using slotted spoon, transfer pork and
vegetables to serving bowl and cover with
aluminum foil. Let cooking juices stand for
3 minutes, then skim off fat on surface. Boil
over high heat, uncovered, until cooking
liquid is reduced by half, about 10 minutes.
Season juices with salt and pepper. Pour
over pork and vegetables and sprinkle with
cilantro. Spoon saffron rice into bowls. Top
with stew, sprinkle with cilantro and serve.
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W
e are seeing a renaissance of new electric car
thinking that is draws upon the past modern age
of innovative legends who were the discoverers
and champions of early 20th century zero CO2 emission
energy
When we think about todays global rally for zero carbon
emissions and sustainable energy, Thomas Edison is includ-
ed in the list of names. Thomas Edison held these same
views on clean energy over 100 years ago. Although
Edison had a close friendship with Henry Ford, Edison
believed in electric cars. He promoted the electric car as
cleaner, quieter and easier to drive than gas powered auto-
mobiles. The Edison Electric Company was the battery
supplier to S.R. Bailey & Company which only manufac-
tured electric automobiles. The company built these elec-
tric automobiles in their Amesbury, Massachusetts plant
from 1907 to 1915. Their showcase model was the Bailey
Electric Phaeton. It was touted as a cross country vehicle
which could drive 100 miles on a full charge under ideal
conditions.
The other legendary name that has been tied to todays
electric car models is Nikola Tesla. Tesla was a lead engi-
neer who felt he was treated unfairly by his employer
Thomas Edison. Tesla quit his employment with Edison
and got his revenge with employment at his rival company
Westinghouse They may have had a great public feud over
AC vs DC currents but, they both had an interest in the elec-
tric powered cars over the gas powered engines. Nikola
Tesla even designed his own AC motor in 1882. It is pur-
ported that, Nikola Teslas greatest marvel in car science
took place in 1930. Tesla replaced a Pierce Arrows ICE
engine with an Electric Motor. The power source he used to
power this car was a mysterious black box of radio tubes
housed in the glove compartment. Mounted to the box was
a protruding antenna. Tesla manually adjusted the tuners to
tune into the right frequency and acquired 240 volts that
were delivered through the air from the Wardencliffe power
plant tower near Niagara Falls NY into his car. Nikola Tesla
used his own personal funds to create this free energy pro-
totype car. When Tesla wanted to put his invention into
production and needed an investor, J.P. Morgan did not like
the idea because, you could not put a meter on this kind of
energy. Morgan stopped funding Tesla's free energy car and
the Wardencliffe Tower was taken down and Tesla plans on
the clean free energy car also disappeared never to be found
again.
Even before Edisons and Teslas dream of clean energy
cars there was the fuel cell that was developed in the late
1830s by William Robert Grove who called it the gas bat-
tery. The fuel cell has the primary qualities of a car bat-
tery whose chemical fuel is constantly replenished. Todays
Proton-Exchange-Membrane (PME)-hydrogen- battery is
composed of a number of stacked cells. These cells can gen-
erate enough energy to power a car engine with hydrogen as
the catalyst (the most abundant resource). This technology
basically converts hydrogen into water and in the process
creates electricity. Toyota will have a Hydrogen Fuel
Celled car on the public roads in 2015.
One can only wonder if we have started using the clean
energy invented in the 19th Century by these legendary
inventors for cars of the 20th Century we would not be
thinking of cars with zero CO2 emissions in the 21st
Century because we would already be driving them.
Edisons electric cars are still working today and parked
at his home garage at Glenmont in West Orange. Visit the
Thomas Alva Edison Museum - NPS - Open Wednesday
through Sunday. Hours are 10:00am - 4:00pm. Admission
Fee is $7.00 - 211 Main Street West Orange, NJ 07052 Visit
website for more details http://www.nps.gov/edis/index.ht
Thomas Edison And Nikola Tesla Could Have Had Us
Driving Electric Cars Over A Century Ago
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